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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Arlovski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to IF I DIE TONIGHT. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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214 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Arlovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Dragunov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski lands a right hook to the body.
Nice combo by Arlovski! Oh, that's hurt him - Dragunov falls to the canvas and Arlovski follows him into side control.
Dragunov is rocked!
Dragunov can't do much from the bottom here.
Dragunov is still in real trouble! Can Arlovski finish him?
Dragunov tries to improve position but can't.
Arlovski just content to control the position.
Dragunov seems to have recovered his senses.
Arlovski decides to stand back up.
Arlovski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arlovski cracks Dragunov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice body punch from Arlovski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arlovski connects with a body shot.
Dragunov tries to clinch but Arlovski moves out of range.
Dragunov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Arlovski as he avoids it easily.
Oooh a lovely combination from Arlovski sends Dragunov down but not out. Arlovski dives into side control looking to finish.
Dragunov looks gassed!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski stands up and beckons Dragunov to his feet.
Arlovski lands a with a good body shot.
A jab-cross combination lands for Arlovski and sends Dragunov crashing to the mat! Arlovski follows him down to the mat - Dragunov regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Arlovski trying to control the pace.
Dragunov tries to roll over but Arlovski keeps him under control.
Arlovski seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ivan Arlovski just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Arlovski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ivan Arlovski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arlovski steps into range and cracks Dragunov with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Dragunov flops backwards and Arlovski dives into his guard looking to finish!
Arlovski wants to pass the guard but Dragunov is keeping the position.
Arlovski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dragunov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Arlovski pulls Dragunov in close to his closed guard and prevents Dragunov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Arlovski's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dragunov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dragunov drops back looking for a leg! Arlovski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Arlovski manages to kick Dragunov off! Dragunov jumps back into Arlovski's guard.
Dragunov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arlovski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Arlovski has Dragunov pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ivan Arlovski just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Arlovski connects with a jab.
Dragunov throws an overhand right that lands on Arlovski's shoulder, as Arlovski tries to avoid the shot.
Arlovski connects with a looping right hand.
Dragunov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Arlovski is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dragunov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arlovski gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dragunov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Arlovski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Arlovski lands a really nice looking cross but Dragunov seems unphased.
A punch lands to the side of Dragunov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dragunov wants to clinch up but Arlovski keeps it at a distance.
Ivan Dragunov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arlovski lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dragunov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Arlovski lands with a shot to the body.
Arlovski drops Dragunov with a naaaaasty hook - Dragunov is in real trouble here! Arlovski dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Arlovski!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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